Aged 57, British. He was appointed to the Board, as head of Industrial in February 1996. He first joined the company in 1973, leaving in 1979 to take up an appointment at Great Universal Stores plc. He returned to Smiths in 1983, becoming Managing Director of Portex Ltd in 1990. He is a non-executive director of Spirax Sarco Engineering plc.
 
 
     
     
     
 
 
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